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Soooo….yeah. Weight Watchers. I’m in my fifth week, and while I still feel a little odd about it, I think it’s working for me. Mostly, it’s been a good way to balance my indulgences, and an extra motivator to… Read the rest of this post

Despite the title of this post, this meal did not take two days to make. Well, I stretched it out that long – started the meat searing Sunday afternoon, and left it in the oven all evening. Then transfered… Read the rest of this post

I was all excited to try making Speculaas. Gingerbread-y cookies? Great! I get to order a new kitchen toy (the mold)? Awesome! I end up with pretty little cookies? Even better!… Read the rest of this post

I had my doubts here…not that the combination of caramel and shortbread isn’t delicious, but frankly, caramel scares me. I’ve washed far too many scortched pots as a cooking class assistant for it not to. But, despite my trepidation,… Read the rest of this post

I’ve been a long time away from the blog, but there’s nothing like the holiday season to get me cooking again – especially when I have such lovely compatriots to inspire me into buttery deliciousness! We stalwart cookie makers… Read the rest of this post

I love doing my saturday marketing, but it kills me when I can’t use everything before it spoils. So this week I took sunday to cook up some things that I knew would get me through the days… Read the rest of this post

Summer desserts don’t take much work – the beautiful fruit of the season does most of it for you. I was so sad to see the last few pints of strawberries on the tables at the farmers market this… Read the rest of this post

I love lemon curd. Love love love love. Sweet, creamy, tart, lovely on scones or toast or in tarts. And it is far easier to make than I would have ever imagined, so my little bag of Meyer lemons… Read the rest of this post

I love a dessert that is simple and delicious, and this is my go-to tart for whatever fruit is looking good that day at the market. It’s very non-finicky – whirl the crust together in a food processor, press… Read the rest of this post

I’ve been thinking about this recipe since I first made it for Christmas Eve dinner. I admit it – I’m obsessed. But sweet potatoes take so much of the starchy heavyness out of gnocchi (though they are still quite… Read the rest of this post

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I’m Claire, a violinist, writer, and home cook. I love easy recipes that taste delicious, and feeding other people.
The Barefoot Kitchen is a new venture of mine – so if you have comments or suggestions I’d love to hear them!
drop me a line at claire AT thebarefootkitchen DOT com